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Judo Throw

Date: 04 19 1967
Description: Woman judo student taking down a male opponent in practice for judo tournament.
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School Girls in Running Race

Date: 06 1916
Description: Six girls in a running race at the School Festival in Palos Park.
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Patsy Gibson

Date: 01 06 1949
Description: Portrait of Patsy Gibson, wearing a Wisconsin Felton Sporting Goods shirt, poised to begin an ice speed skating race. Patsy, age 14, daughter of Mr. & Mrs....
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University of Wisconsin Indoor Track Meet

Date: 02 26 1949
Description: Jim Urquhart crossing the finish line as he sets the annex record for the two-mile indoor run at the University of Wisconsin Athletic Annex, 702 Langdon St...
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Inter-Club Olympics

Date: 02 21 1952
Description: Four men holding shuffleboard push sticks over disks within a shuffleboard triangle. The shuffleboard competitors pictured are, left to right: Ray Lange, J...
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Five Men Running A Foot Race

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Description: Five men compete in a foot race along a dirt road. Buildings are visible in the background.
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New York University Track Meet at Ohio Field

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Description: A New York University hurdle race takes place on the track at Ohio Field. Spectators watch from a grandstand to the right and buildings are visible in the...
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Curling Bonspiel

Date: 12 28 1956
Description: Mae Sommers Rink of Portage at Bonspiel in Madison. Left to right: Mae Rogers, Jean Westcott, Mae Sommers, and Peggy Winkler, all of Portage.
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Curling Bonspiel

Date: 12 28 1956
Description: Agnes Gurney rink of Madison, at the Bonspiel. Madison members shown: Marge Meier, Dorothy Hogan, Agnes Gurney, and Florence Lunger.
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Curling Bonspiel

Date: 12 28 1956
Description: Kay Bogue rink of Portage, at the Madison bonspiel. Pictured are Kay Bogue, Helen Bennett, Joan Trickey, and Kathy Haas.
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Curling Bonspiel

Date: 12 28 1956
Description: Celia Stevenson rink of Poynette at the Madison bonspiel. Shown left to right: Celia Stevenson, Shirley Emerson, Kay Trenary, and Eileen Johnson.
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U.W. vs. Stanford Crew

Date: 06 15 1956
Description: Action shot of the University of Wisconsin vs. Stanford varsity crew race on Lake Mendota. Stanford's crew, in the foreground, pulls across the finish line...
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Neighborhood House Boys Camping Scrapbook: Archery Features

Date: 07 1942
Description: Page from a scrapbook kept by Neighborhood House, with images from an archery tournament at a summer camp for boys at Camp America Williams: a group of fin...
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Neighborhood House Boys Camping Scrapbook: Pat McCann

Date: 07 1942
Description: Image from a scrapbook kept by Neighborhood House, with Pat McCann, the last shooter in an archery tournament held at a boys summer camp, drawing the bow a...
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Cyclists at Starting Line

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Description: Cyclists at the starting line of a race near the judges' stand. Each cyclist has a man standing next to him holding the bike upright for the start of the r...
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Paula Larsen

Date: 09 1997
Description: Paula Larsen competing in the World Duathlon in Gemika, Spain. A physical education teacher in Mayville, Paula was runner-up in the 50-54 age group.
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Wolgast-Ritchie Boxing Match

Date: 03 12 1914
Description: The Ad Wolgast-Willie Ritchie boxing match in the Milwaukee Auditorium. There were 8,000 people in attendance. Most of the audience members have turned to ...
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Women's Western Open Golf Championship

Date: 06 24 1955
Description: A man and a woman updating a large score board at 26th Annual Women's Western Open at the Maple Bluff Country Club sponsored by the Western Women's Golf As...

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